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Administrator’s note: This article originally appeared in Jakarta’s Antara News. Credits below. West Papua Province received the Global Conservation Hero Award from the Conservation...

Bird's Head Seascape, Conservation, Coral Triangle, ecology, education, environment, Indonesia, initiatives, Marine Protected Area, MPA, news, protected areas, raja ampat, sustainability, tourism, town meetings, West Papua

Pak Syafri: A Profile of the Director of Raja Ampat’s MPA unit (UPTD) by Susan Vulpas

11 Jun 2019

This is the third post in the series, introducing the “team” charged with conservation in the BHS. These are the unsung heroes that you and the Bird’s Head Seascape depend on! Meet Pak Syafri,...

Eco Hero & “Manta Whisperer”-Abam Sianipar

02 May 2019

CITIZEN’S WATCH/PROMASTER and the History Channel, recently launched a worldwide campaign, “Save the BEYOND”, which profiles adventurers and explorers with front-line experience of the...

Bird's Head Seascape, Cenderawasih Bay, Conservation, Coral Triangle, discovery, ecology, environment, Indonesia, initiatives, Marine Protected Area, MPA, new species, raja ampat, Science, West Papua

Two New Trimma (dwarfgoby) species discovered & named for BHS Conservationists by Dr. Mark Erdmann

06 Mar 2019

I’m pleased to announce the recent publication of two new species of coral dwarfgoby, Trimma putrai and Trimma meityae, that honor the career contributions of Ketut Sarjana Putra and Meity...

Conservation, discovery, diversity, ecology, endangered species, environment, photography, protected areas, Science, sustainability

Endangered Species: Artists on the Front Line of Biodiversity

22 Feb 2019

We recently attended a show curated by the Whatcom Museum (a small county museum in Washington state) titled; Endangered Species: Artists on the Front Line of Biodiversity. Our primary reason...

Bird's Head Seascape, Cenderawasih Bay, Conservation, Coral Triangle, diving, ecology, education, environment, Fak Fak, Indonesia, Science, triton bay, West Papua

BHS Fish List breaks the 1800 mark in 2018! by Dr. Mark Erdmann

08 Jan 2019

It’s been a while since I last provided an update to the list of reef fishes recorded from the Bird’s Head, and I’m pleased to note that the BHS fish list surpassed the mind-blowing number of...

Bird's Head Seascape, Cenderawasih Bay, Conservation, Coral Triangle, discovery, ecology, education, endangered species, environment, Indonesia, initiatives, Marine Protected Area, shark, sustainability, tourism, West Papua, whale shark

“Abam” (Abraham) Sianipar: A Profile of CI’s Elasmobranch Conservation Management Specialist by Susan Vulpas

04 Jan 2019

This is the third post in the series, introducing the “team” charged with conservation in the BHS. These are the unsung heroes that you and the Bird’s Head Seascape depend on! Meet Abam...

Bird's Head Seascape, Cenderawasih Bay, citizen scientist, Conservation, Coral Triangle, ecology, education, endangered species, environment, Indonesia, Manta Ray, research, Science, triton bay, West Papua

Photographers: The BHS Manta Ray Researcher, Edy Setyawan, needs your help!

02 Jan 2019

Last October we profiled Edy Setyawan, the BHS Manta Ray Researcher and his work, on the website. Photographers: Edy needs your help! Part of Edy’s work involves maintaining the Indonesian...

Dr. Mark Erdmann, the BHS’s prime motivator: An Underwater Tribe Podcast

21 Dec 2018

Dr. Mark Erdmann is the Vice President of Asia Pacific Marine Programs with Conservation International. He has lived and worked in Indonesia and the Indo Pacific for more than 25 years. He is one...

Ecotourism in Raja Ampat—Defender or Destroyer of the World’s Richest Reefs? by Chloe King

10 Dec 2018

Ecotourism in Raja Ampat—Defender or Destroyer of the World’s Richest Reefs? by Chloe King Tourism is threatening Raja Ampat. On March 4, 2017, a British cruise ship ran aground on a coral reef...